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by Mike C | September 24, 2011 · 5:46 am
The South and the Death Penalty
The recent execution of Troy Davis has caused many to again discuss the merits of the death penalty in the United States. (It also sparked a mass march in New York City that was met with a heavy handed police response). According to the Daily Beast, the South has the highest execution rate in the country, as well as the highest murder rate. On top of that, the incarceration capital of the world is a southern city: New Orleans.
These renewed debates not only bring into question broad topics like the death penalty itself, but they should also let us contextualize them in a regional sense. We should begin asking why is the South the home to so many problems still (to throw yet another one in there: the South is "bearing the brunt" of the US's raising poverty rate). There are plenty of answers to the question of why the South faces these problems. But one thing should be quite clear, it is something often repeated on this site: the South remains an important part of the country to organize progressive forces.
Amongst the many lessons we learned from the Troy Davis incident (to steal the ANSWER coalition's article title), we should also add the lesson that the world pays attention to the South, not only to the injustices that happen there but to the folks that organize against those injustices.
Filed under African Americans, ANSWER Coalition, Atlanta, Georgia, inmates, Leftists in the U.S. South, National Oppression, New Orleans, Prisoners, prisons, racism, Southern Identity, Southern Strategy, Southern United States, United States
Tagged as ANSWER Coalition, demonstrations, Georgia, prison, prison industrial complex, race, Southern United States
by Mike C | May 25, 2011 · 8:58 pm
Untold story of U.S. slave rebellion retold centuries later
[This article originally appeared on thestar.com]
By Mitch Potter Washington Bureau
DESTREHAN PLANTATION, LA.—A long-lost chapter in American history is being written anew today, as southerners begin to come to terms with the previously untold story of the continent's largest slave revolt.
And while historians today debate the details, a consensus is forming around just how close New Orleans came to becoming a free black colony precisely 200 years ago when a makeshift army of some 500 slaves, some just a few years out of Africa, rose up in carefully calculated unison with epic consequences.
Here at the pastoral Destrehan Plantation, the aftermath of the January 1811, insurrection was especially brutal — newly unearthed colonial records show the estate was the epicentre for a judicial reckoning, with the white slaveholders ordering as many as 100 ringleaders shot or hanged.
They black rebel leaders then were decapitated, with their heads mounted on stakes in a horrific necklace of retribution stretching 70 kms down the Mississippi, all the way to the gates of what was then America's most crucial frontier city."It is one of the most striking moments of amnesia in our national history. What you had in the end were plantation owners sitting down to sumptuous five-course meals as they looked out the window at their own beheaded slaves," said historian Daniel Rasmussen, who began his investigation as an undergraduate student at Harvard.
"The planters were outnumbered and terrified. They thought of their slaves as sub-human they saw ritual beheading as a prime way to get their message across.
"And what followed this gruesome display was a concerted attempt to write it out of the history books. The southern newspapers suppressed the story, either refusing to publish or delaying for months. Only a few papers much further north published small paragraphs condemning the savagery of the planters."
Tulane University, the African American Museum in Treme and Destrehan Plantation all are filling in the blanks with the launch of a yearlong look at the 1811 uprising.
But it is Rasmussen's riveting new book, American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt, that is turning the most heads, in academia and beyond.
Collating clues from dust-encrusted plantation ledgers, colonial court records, obscure snippets of antebellum correspondence and the oral memory of slave descendents, Rasmussen's study recreates the intense planning and careful timing that underpinned the audacious bid for freedom involving slaves from a dozen plantations along the river.
Two Asante warriors, Kook and Quamana, likely battle-hardened from wars in Africa, conspired with Charles Deslondes, a mulatto slave-driver of mixed parentage, who Rasmussen describes as "the ultimate sleeper cell."
All had, in one way or another, been "sold down the river" — a cliché that first conceived to describe the especially horrific nature of slavery at southernmost end of the Mississippi, where extreme violence underpinned the extreme wealth of the lucrative French sugar plantations.
Spiked collars were the norm for the uncooperative — the spikes pointing inward to prevent sleep. Deslondes, working on behalf of his plantation owner, was responsible for administering punishment, including the lash for those who would dare refuse the backbreaking labours of harvesting, beating, boiling and refining the sugar cane.
Haiti was also a factor. The slave revolution of 1791 was, in its own way, a shot heard round the slave world, as French colonial refugees and their slaves washed into New Orleans. It remains unclear whether Deslondes came from Haiti.
Louisiana was vital American territory 200 years ago, but just barely — Napoleon had sold France's claim to the vast Mississippi watershed to the United States a few years earlier for a paltry $15 million, a gift that would ultimately open the drive to the Pacific. But Louisiana's French colonial class had nothing but contempt for its new American overseers, who were in January 1811, preoccupied in battles with the Spanish to secure a tract of west Florida. New Orleans was nearly defenceless.
"The attack came at just the right moment — the Americans were fighting the Spanish and with the harvest completed, the French planters were focused on the month-long series of lavish carnival balls and all-night parties leading up to Mardi Gras. And several days of steady rains had turned the road to mud, impeding any counterattack. Their guard was down," Rasmussen said in an interview with the Toronto Star.
"Scarcely a resident in New Orleans had a musket. The city had a weak detachment of 68 troops."
The rebels rose first at André Plantation after sunset on Jan. 8, 1811. And within hours, they were on the march to New Orleans. A ragtag army, perhaps, but one that marched in uniform, having seized militia clothing and weapons from plantation armories. Their numbers grew as the march advanced and as rumor of the uprising swept down the river road, the ruling class fled for the safety of the city.
"The planters couldn't understand it — the idea that the slaves were not just savages, but that this was something planned. You had an army marching in military formation, wearing military uniforms, carrying flags and banners and chanting, "Freedom or death," said Rasmussen.
New Orleans was on the edge of chaos — not least because its own population was 75 per cent black, awakening the fears of a second front rising up within the town itself. The city would order its taverns closed, imposed a curfew on all black males and summoned able-bodied whites to arms. Simultaneously, fleeing French planters regrouped on the West Bank of the Miscopy upstream from the city.
The two forces, American regulars and French planter militia, ultimately were able to confront the freedom fighters from both sides in a series of pitched battles beyond the city gates in the days that followed. Surviving slaves fled to the swamps and manhunts ensued, with dozens rounded up for the rough justice to come.
In the end, 21 slaves were interviewed by their colonial overseers in a bid to piece together the roots of the conspiracy and assign criminal blame. Elements of the story, says Rasmussen, survive in the oral histories of slave descendents, passed down and told "even to the present day at family reunions." But the main snippets are to be found, refracted through the writings of the white ruling class, which show extent of fears never before told.
"They were sitting on a powder keg and when it exploded and was put down, everything changed. Instead of a mini-Haiti, Louisiana society became militarized. The revolt pushed this old aristocratic society into the hands of the American government," said Rasmussen.
"What you see is that the foundations of American power in this part of the deep South were built upon the commitment to restore and uphold slavery. Essentially, the French planters decided to cling to the United States as an ark of safety."
As for Kook, Quamana, and Charles Deslondes, only now are historians weighing how to elevate them alongside the likes of far better known revolutionaries like Nat Turner and John Brown as major figures in the American struggle for emancipation.
"None of this has ever been taught in American schools and the hope now is that these men who were executed for the strongest ideals will take their rightful place in history," said Rasmussen.
"They were political revolutionaries, they deserve a place in the national memory and there is a sense now that they are getting it. We need to wrestle with this history if we are ever to truly understand it."
Filed under African Americans, class struggle, Gulf States, Louisiana, New Orleans, Race, racism, slavery, workers
Tagged as class struggle, louisiana, New Orleans, Southern United States
No Demolition! Hands Off Iberville! (New Orleans)
David Gilmore, the federally-imposed-administrator of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu, want to make life even more miserable for working class New Orleanians by demolishing the Iberville Public Housing development. To add insult to injury they have given the contract to greedy developer Pres Kabacoff, who drove hundreds of poor families from St. Thomas and still, a decade later, has not built the 100 off site apartment he promised. But, to carry out their crime, HANO, Landrieu, and Kabacoff need a multi-million dollar grant from the Department of Housing Urban Development. Join us Saturday, December 18 as we demand:
· No to a HUD Choice Neighborhood grant to demolish Iberville
· Yes to a massive public works program to rebuild Public Housing, Schools, Hospitals and Infrastructure
Press Conference, Rally and March
12 Noon
Meet on neutral ground, corner of St Louis and Basin St.
Sponsor: Hands Off Iberville. For more information call 504-520-9521
Filed under African Americans, austerity measures, budget cuts, class struggle, Demonstration Announcements, Event Announcement, Gulf States, housing, Human Rights, Louisiana, National Oppression, New Orleans, Public housing, Race, Solidarity, Southern United States, Uncategorized, United States, Upcoming Events, workers
Tagged as capitalism, class struggle, demonstrations, housing, louisiana, New Orleans, public housing, race, Southern United States, U.S. politics
by hastenawait | November 29, 2010 · 9:24 pm
The Incarceration Capital of the US
By Jordan Flaherty
[Originally posted to the Huffington Post November 9, 2010]
A struggle over the size of New Orleans' jail could define the city's future
New Orleans' criminal justice system is at a crossroads. A new mayor and police chief say they want to make major changes, and the police department is facing lawsuits and federal investigations that may profoundly change the department. But a simultaneous, and less publicized, struggle is being waged and the results will likely define the city's justice system for a generation: the city's jail, damaged in Katrina, needs to be replaced. City leaders must now decide how big the new institution will be.
At first, it seemed like an expansion of OPP was inevitable. This is a city with one of the highest rates of violent crime in the US, and politicians rarely lose votes by calling for more jail cells. But in a city that has led the nation in incarceration, residents across race and class lines are questioning fundamental assumptions about what works in criminal justice.
With 3,500 beds in a city of about 350,000 residents, Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) is already the largest per capita county jail of any major US city. Sheriff Marlin Gusman, the elected official with oversight over the jail, has submitted plans for an even larger complex. A broad coalition is seeking to take the city in a different direction. They want a smaller facility, and they are demanding that the money that would be spent on a larger jail be diverted to alternatives to incarceration, like drug treatment programs and mental health facilities. With two public hearings on the issue scheduled for this week, the battle is heating up.
Criminal justice experts and community leaders are speaking in support of a smaller jail. This is an issue that has allowed the religious foundation Baptist Community Ministries and prison abolition organizers from Critical Resistance to find common ground. The online activist group ColorOfChange.org also recently joined in the conversation, with an appeal that has generated hundreds of emails to the mayor and city council. "In all the work we've been doing on criminal justice reform, this is definitely a pivotal moment," says Rosana Cruz, the associate director of VOTE, an organization that seeks to build power and civic engagement for formerly incarcerated people. "We're finally getting local and state government to think about public safety from a perspective of real safety, not an incarceration perspective."
The OPP Reform Coalition, a pre-Katrina alliance that has recently been revitalized, has led the campaign. In September, when it seemed like the prison expansion was proceeding without public debate, they took out a full-page ad in the city's daily paper listing other things that the money spent on OPP could be spent on. The ad featured an assortment of New Orleanians – including musicians, local politicians, community leaders, and members of the cast and crew of the HBO show Treme. The diverse assembly of public figures not only signed the ad, but also helped pay for it, donating $22.39 each, the amount that the jail currently charges the city for every prisoner. In the aftermath of the ad, attention turned to a working group formed by the mayor to address the issue. That body is expected to make its recommendations this month.
Incarceration Industry
Orleans Parish Prison is a giant complex in Midcity New Orleans, made up of several buildings spread across a dozen blocks employing nearly a thousand nonunion workers. The city jail is a small empire under the absolute control of the city Sheriff, who can use jail employees for election campaigns, and send out prisoners to work for local businesses. The majority of the metropolitan area's mental health facilities are also located within the jail, meaning that for many who have mental health issues, the jail is their only option for treatment.
Louisiana's incarceration rate is by far the highest in the world – more than ten times higher than most European countries, and twenty times higher than Japan. Pre-Katrina, OPP had 7,200 beds. In a city with a population of about 465,000, this came to about one bed for every sixty-five city residents. Neighboring Jefferson Parish has 100,000 more people than Orleans Parish, and has only 900 beds. Caddo Parish – in the northeast of the state – has more violent crime, but still imprisons far less people. If OPP had the same number of beds as the national average of one for every 388 residents, the jail's capacity would shrink to about 850.
Aside from its size, OPP is unique in other ways. Under the terms of a lawsuit over prison conditions filed in 1969, the jail's budget is based on a per-diem paid by the city for every inmate in prison. The more people locked in OPP, the higher the funding Sheriff Gusman has at his disposal. "Our current funding structure is creating a perverse incentive to lock more people up," explains Dana Kaplan, the director of Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, a criminal justice advocacy organization and member of the OPP Reform Coalition.
The institution of OPP is also exceptional in that it is a county jail and a state prison combined into one entity. About 2,700 people in the jail are mostly pre-trial detainees – the majority being held for drug possession, traffic violations, public drunkenness, or other nonviolent offenses – and are legally innocent. An additional eight hundred people are state prisoners who have been convicted in court, who may spend years or even decades at OPP.
Almost 60,000 people passed through OPP in the last twelve months, a staggering figure for a city of this size. The average length of stay was 20 days. The largest portion of pre-trial prisoners in the jail are there for nonviolent, municipal offenses that even under conservative standards should not warrant jail time, including 20,000 arrests this year for traffic violations. "New Orleans is basically the incarceration capital of the world," says Kaplan. "You're hard-pressed to find a resident of New Orleans – especially in poor communities – that hasn't had their lives disrupted in some way by this institution."
An article by journalist Ethan Brown in one of the city's weekly papers noted, "thanks to the profound misallocation of law enforcement resources in New Orleans, you're more likely to end up in Orleans Parish Prison for a traffic offense than for armed robbery or murder." Ultimately, this struggle over the size of the jail is also about the city's incarceration priorities. If the city builds a larger jail, it will have to keep filling it with tens of thousands of people. If a smaller facility is built, it will change who is arrested in the city, and how long they spend behind bars.
Because much of the jail was underwater during Katrina, many of the buildings have either been closed or need massive renovation. By one estimate, the new jail that the sheriff seeks would cost 250 million dollars, much of that to come in reimbursements from FEMA. The sheriff has yet to reveal how much of the construction costs would come from federal dollars, although the state affiliate of the ACLU has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the information. Even if most of the construction were paid for by FEMA, as the Sheriff has indicated, the continued upkeep would fall to the city.
Sheriff Gusman did not respond to requests for comment, but he has said, at a meeting of mayor's task force on the jail, "I've always advocated for a smaller facility," and spoke of being satisfied with 4,200 beds. The plans he has submitted to various planning bodies, however, indicate otherwise.
The Sheriff has issued several conflicting statements and reports about the size of the jail he is seeking, as well as where the funding will come from. A Justice Facilities Master Plan, prepared in collaboration with the Sheriff's office, called for 8,000 beds, which would give the jail capacity to imprison nearly one of every 40 people currently in the city. A planning document recently prepared by the Sheriff called for 5,800 beds. No plans or public documents issued by his office have called for building a jail smaller than the current facility.
With seven reported deaths this year, OPP is under the spotlight for violent and abusive treatment of prisoners. A September 2009 report from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) found, "conditions at OPP violate the constitutional rights of inmates." The DOJ went on to document "a pattern and practice of unnecessary and inappropriate use of force by OPP correctional officers," including "several examples where OPP officers openly engaged in abusive and retaliatory conduct, which resulted in serious injuries to prisoners. In some instances, the investigation found, the officers' conduct was so flagrant it clearly constituted calculated abuse."
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people who had not been convicted of any crime were lost in the city's prison system. Last month a jury awarded two men from Ohio a $650,000 judgment for their treatment after the storm. The men were on a road trip and stopped in New Orleans for a drink on Bourbon Street. They were arrested for public drunkenness and spent a month disappeared in the system, without being allowed even one phone call to their families.
In a city under fiscal crisis, advocates have focused not only on the decades of evidence that mass incarceration has only made people in the city feel less safe, but also on the financial costs of this massive jail. In addition to calling for reforms that would cause less people to be locked up, the reform coalition demands that, "funds dedicated to building a bigger jail must be reallocated to building the infrastructure of a caring community, including recreational, educational, mental health, and affordable housing facilities." Andrea Slocum, an organizer with Critical Resistance, says that when she talks to city residents, the idea of redirecting money from the prison has wide support. "Parents are crying out, saying where's the recreation for our children?"
"It's an exciting time for the city in a lot of ways," says Michael Jacobson of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that has been advising the City, including the Sheriff. Jacobson, who served as correction commissioner for New York City in the mid-90s, managed to reduce the population of New York City's jail system even in the midst of the mass arrests of the Giuliani administration. He believes similar change is possible in New Orleans. "You can't create or innovate unless you're willing to step out and change what you're doing," he says. The Vera Institute has received funding from the US Department of Justice for a pre-trial services program that has reduced incarceration in other cities, and they project New Orleans will also be able to see a reduction.
But the drive to build more jail cells is hard to stop, and many barriers remain. Sheriffs in Louisiana have no term limits, and there are few leverages on their influence. Sheriff Gusman was first elected in 2004 and has faced little opposition since then. The previous Criminal Sheriff held the position for 30 years, only leaving when he ran for state Attorney General.
As the debate continues, the Sheriff's department has already begun construction on a building to hold 400 additional beds. He initially told reporters that he would close other facilities and the new construction would not add up to additional capacity. However, in a letter to the State Bond Commission, he predicted increased revenue from holding additional inmates in the new building.
Advocates believe that the tide is beginning to turn, but the new construction already underway indicates that there is still a lot of work to be done and not much time. "We really need to keep the pressure on and the momentum consistent," says Rosana Cruz of VOTE. "They'll shake our hands and make these promises but meanwhile these deals are being made behind closed doors."
Filed under African Americans, class struggle, Gulf States, Human Rights, Louisiana, National Oppression, New Orleans, Prison Industrial Complex, Prisoners, Southern United States, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged as class struggle, louisiana, New Orleans, prison, prison industrial complex, Southern United States
FLOODLINES: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six
[From the author, Jordan Flaherty]
I wanted to let you know that from now through January 1, you can order Floodlines online from Haymarket Books and get 40% off the cover price, and free shipping for orders over $25.
The link to order online is here:http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/Floodlines-Community-and-Resistance-from-Katrina-to-the-Jena-Six
Below are some reviews of the book:
As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, Jordan Flaherty began to write, rescuing precious truths about the reality of racism and solidarity in his city that risked being washed away in the tide of formulaic corporate journalism. I can think of no journalist that writes with deeper knowledge or more love about this highly contested part of the United States. With a new flood threatening life on the Gulf Coast – this time made of oil, not water, but powered, as always, by greed and neglect – these remarkable stories of injustice and resistance must be heard.– Naomi Klein, author "The Shock Doctrine"
This is the most important book I've read about Katrina and what came after. In the tradition of Howard Zinn this could be called "The People's History of the Storm." Jordan Flaherty was there on the front lines. He compellingly documents the racism, poverty, and neglect at the core of this national failure and the brave, generous, grassroots revolutionaries who saved and continue to save a city and a people. It is my favorite kind of book – great storytelling, accurate accounting, a call for engagement and change.-Eve Ensler, playwright, The Vagina Monologues, activist and founder of V-Day
Jordan Flaherty is one of the best and most courageous writers in America today. Beyond his obvious writing skills, what I admire most about Jordan is his dedication to truth-telling, to bringing the real and whole America to the American people. At a time in our nation when there is so much distortion of current events and history, Jordan Flaherty represents the core of who we truly are. And what we are capable of being as citizens of this ever-changing world.-Kevin Powell, Author of Open Letters to America
Jordan Flaherty is an independent journalist for the Hip-Hop generation. As a white anti-imperialist who is committed to social and racial justice, Jordan brings out the voices of the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina and the levee breach in New Orleans. This book not only speaks truth to power but is a rallying cry for all of us to take action. With this definitive work, the voices of the grassroots, the communities resisting displacement, finally have a voice.– Rosa Clemente, 2008 Green Party VP Candidate, Hip Hop Activist and Journalist
Jordan Flaherty's Floodlines takes us back into the path of the storm, evoking the almost unfathomable racism and hatred of the poor that the levee breach exposed, and exposing the continuing complicity with white supremacy of both state and nonprofit recovery efforts and of the white Left. His is an unrelenting narrative that manages to chronicle the multiple system failures after the storm yet uplift by passionately detailing the spirit and history of organizing by grassroots New Orleanians in the years since the storm. With millions of gallons of oil pumping into the ecosystem from the Gulf of Mexico, all of our lives could depend on the knowledge Flaherty's friends and comrades wrestle from their history.- Mab Segrest, Author, "Memoir of a Race Traitor."
The usual Katrina narrative tracks government incompetence during the emergency phase and and corporate greed — or inertia — in its aftermath. Jordan Flaherty tells a less well known story, centered on the boisterous infrastructure of left-leaning community groups and non-profits that were fired up by disaster and still struggle to shape New Orleans' recovery. Flaherty is part of that movement. His vantage brings hands-on intimacy to this chronicle and poignancy to his conclusions.-Jed Horne, author, "Breach of Faith, Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City."
Here's the missing news from the Crescent City: folks are fighting back. Indeed, as Flaherty reminds us in this remarkable and noble book, the very soul of New Orleans is struggle. As southern Louisiana again faces a man-made catastrophe, his portraits of activism and hope could not be more timely.Mike Davis, Author, "Planet of Slums"
Jordan describes reality from the ground up. You've heard of the eagle's eye view: this is the earthworm's. Jordan knows who actually turns over the earth, and he follows them, even when most look away. His book brings us the good news of who's working for change (and how) but also the reality about the price those people pay for our indifference.-Laura Flanders, Host, Grit TV, Author, "Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians"
Jordan Flaherty is a journalist who causes revolution with the printed word. This book is a testament to the power of the pen when its in the hand of a freedom fighter and a global thinker. While others are just writing these stories, Jordan Flaherty is living them.- Jesse Muhammad, Final Call Newspaper
Jordan Flaherty's first calling is as a dedicated community organizer, but he's also a top-rate investigative journalist. The oppressed communities of New Orleans and larger Louisiana are fortunate to have this talented and compassionate reporter in their midst. This book is invaluable to the United States' social justice movement that relies on his expertise, honesty, and truth.-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Author, "Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War"
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Solar array powers ahead; 6-MW Amesbury site should be producing energy by year's end
Newburyport News
by Jim Sullivan
AMESBURY — The city's first commercial solar array — a 6-megawatt site on a capped South Hunt Road landfill — is on track to begin producing power before the end of the year. John Harrington, the project manager overseeing construction of the site for Conti Group, said the $10 million Citizens Energy solar array could potentially be operational by November.
"There is a good possibility that this site could be up and operational prior to Christmas of this year, and we expect it may be even prior to Thanksgiving," Harrington said. "These projects go very quickly."
The 30-acre array planned for the site of the capped Waste Management landfill at 56 South Hunt Road is projected to produce roughly enough electricity to power 600 homes for a year, according to Brian O'Connor, Citizens Energy's vice president of public affairs. The electricity produced will be sold to National Grid.
"That is the equivalent of taking 1,200 cars off the road each year," O'Connor said. "Compared to other projects in Massachusetts, this puts a significant dent into carbon emissions and gets us closer to a decarbonized economy."
Founded by former U.S. Congressman Joseph Kennedy II, the nonprofit Citizens Energy provides free and discounted home heating services to those in need.
"We use the successful energy ventures like this to generate revenues to finance our charitable programs," O'Connor said.
Harrington said last week his company had already installed 30 percent of the array's 17,632 solar modules as well as the 4,888 individual, precast concrete blocks that will support them.
"Six megawatts is about as substantial a parcel as you will see in Massachusetts," he said. "Generally speaking, this will be one of the biggest ones in the state when all is said and done."
Harrington added that the New England topography will make for a unique-looking solar array when the last of his construction vehicles depart.
"It is not the perfect, flat, solar array that you might see in the desert, but it gives it a little character," Harrington said. "It's been referred to as industrial origami and it is in great use on this site."
Citizens Energy project manager Emma Kosciak along with representatives of Conti and Waste Management led city officials on a site walk of the property last week. Participating in the tour were Mayor Ken Gray, state Rep. Jim Kelcourse, R-Amesbury, the city's Community and Economic Development Director William Scott, City Planner Nipun Jain, Energy Manager Thomas Barrasso, and Chief of Staff Evan Kenney.
Using a capped landfill to house a solar array is "great use of the property," said Kosciak, adding there has been an uptick in landfill solar projects the past couple years.
"As everybody knows, landfills are environmentally sensitive sites," she said. "This site was capped and closed in 1986. ... Before solar, this property would just kind of sit. It doesn't provide any value to the city, doesn't provide any value to Waste Management and we are able to put solar on it."
Kosciak said the solar project will not produce any glare and will not be visible to passers-by.
"The town's leaf dump (is close)," Kosciak said. "If you are in the leaf dump, you might see it. But the panels will be facing in (the other direction). So, they will see the back of them.
"The great thing about solar is that it is a passive technology. It just sits here. Other than the construction, once that period is over, when it is done properly, there is really no impact to the landfill itself."
Citizens Energy is leasing the property from Waste Management with the aid of a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) program worked out with the city. The PILOT program restructures the tax payment schedule to help assure financial predictability.
"This is private property," Gray said. "So we worked together to work out a mechanism."
This is the first of two planned solar arrays in the city.
The second array — a 3.8-megawatt facility — is planned for adjacent, city-owned land on the former Titcomb Pit.
That array will benefit the city directly, Gray said.
"Because it is on city property, Titcomb will provide about two-thirds of the city's power requirements directly," Gray said. "So we measure that more in the cost savings and we expect to save roughly $250,000 a year because we are going to be getting that energy directly at a very low cost. We expect to be moving forward with that very shortly."
Since Amesbury has been officially designated as a Green Community by the state's Department of Energy Resources, Barrasso said he is happy to see two solar arrays moving toward coming online.
"It is a pretty straightforward job," Barrasso said. "Every one of these we build reduces the reliance we have on petroleum-based fuels."

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Friday, September 4, 2015 | Last updated about 8 hours ago
Extra Uckfield Town Council meeting about High Street improvements
An extra meeting of Uckfield Town Council is due to be held tonight to consider a response to latest recommendations for improvements to Uckfield High Street.
Those recommendations, made by the Uckfield Town Centre Regeneration Joint Committee include providing 23 parking spaces on Uckfield High Street – an increase from eight originally proposed – for stays of up to 30 minutes, and exploring the use of one-way traffic management while High Street improvements are carried out.
A decision on the High Street improvements is due to be made by East Sussex County Council's lead member for transport and environment on September 14.
Town councillors who have been pressing for 30 spaces, plus loading and unloading bays, on the High Street have been told in a letter from the TCR joint committee that coupled with a shorter parking time limit on 23 spaces, and a "commitment to robust enforcement" there will be a higher turnover of use of the spaces.
The letter, from Nigel Hannam, lead director on behalf of the TCR Joint Committee, says: "It is not possible to incorporate any additional on-street parking spaces without undermining the main objective of the scheme, which is to tackle congestion in the High Street, both now and into the future.
"Further, the parking spaces that will have been removed will serve to make the operation of road junctions along the High Street safer, and enable incorporation of measures such as bus shelters, which will encourage the use of public transport."
The town council had also asked for traffic management options for the construction phase to be reviewed.
Mr Hannam says that the joint committee believes phased works would not be affordable under the current budget for the project.
"It is also considered that phased works would prolong the period of time required to carry out the work, thus having a negative impact on movement in the town centre for a longer period."
Mr Hannam queries a town council resolution that should the changes they requested to the scheme not be made the collected Section 106 contributions should be returned to the developers.
He says developments in and around Uckfield that are funding the High Street improvement scheme were granted planning permission on the condition that mitigation for traffic created by the developments was provided in the town centre.
"Whilst the views of the town council on the scheme are appreciated, it would be unacceptable not to undertake a scheme of traffic arrangements that mitigate against adverse impacts. Without mitigation the congestion in the town centre would reach an unacceptable level."
He seeks clarification on this town council resolution saying reports from reliable sources indicate it might want to be flexible on this point. "However the current formal situation is that the resolution to return the funding is the town council's agreed and published position."
Finally Mr Hannam says the joint committee would be happy to meet with town councillors and members of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss traffic management options for the roadworks.
A draft response to the TCR, which can be seen in full below, has been drawn up for consideration by town councillors.
In it councillors continue pressing for an increase in the number of parking spaces from 23 but do not specify a number.
The draft letter does not clarify whether the council still wants to press for money to be returned to developers if they do not get the changes previously requested.
It does say the council would rather see money allocated for more cosmetic elements of the scheme used instead for better traffic management, for events and the positive message that the town is open for business.
"As it is evident that the TCR are unlikely to make any effort at a compromise, it is sincerely hoped that some of the monies can be spent on limiting the damage this scheme is likely to cause," says the draft letter.
Full text of draft letter from town council to TCR joint committee
Dear Mr. Hannam,
Thank you for your letter of the 12th August 2015 on behalf of the UTCR Joint Committee.
The Town Council considered your letter at an extra meeting of the Full Council on the 3rd September 2015 and I should advise the following:-
The Town Council is extremely disappointed that the TCR has not effectively reviewed its position and considered the possibility of increasing the number of High Street car parking spaces from 23. Whilst the Town Council is not averse to improvements to the town or the High Street, it is strongly suggested that additional car parking spaces are essential requirements by residents, traders and visitors to the town. It is felt the future of the town centre will be compromised by the reduction in High Street parking spaces and this is echoed by the Chamber of Commerce and those using the High Street traders.
Even at this late stage the Town Council would urge the TCR to again review their plans to see what can be done to improve the number of parking spaces available. It would seem pointless to consider remedying possible future congestion if nobody comes to use the High Street in the future.
At the meeting on the 25th August the Town Council were relieved that the TCR confirmed that it would work with all parties on improving the traffic management options for the construction phase. You will recall a number of very real and justifiable concerns were raised and a number of practical options put forward. The Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce would welcome continued dialogue to ensure that a repetition of the first phase of the works does not happen again.
The Town Council also welcomes the assurances given that the TCR will take up the Town Council's call to initiate a campaign to let everyone know that the town is open for business. A positive message should be encouraged and it was also pleasing to note that assistance could be provided by Wealden District Council's 'Streets Ahead' team to ensure that events could be held in the town centre to attract visitors.
It cannot be over-emphasised that the High Street works will have an adverse impact on all traders not only those in the High Street and without doubt some businesses will fail as a result of what is being proposed. Whatever can be done to reduce the likelihood of any business failing should be done whether that be in improving the originally proposed traffic management scheme or assisting with providing events and positive publicity to encourage shoppers into the town.
With regard to the return of the funding for these works, the Town Council has always sought to be flexible and achieve positive dialogue with the TCR. The Town Council has sought to seek compromise to what is being imposed on local residents and traders and it is evident from the lack of continued consultation with the Town Council and traders that little effort has been made to consider any compromise.
The Town Council is very aware of why and how the monies have been provided. However, rather than see that money being spent on some of the more cosmetic elements of the scheme, the Town Council would like to see some of the monies used to ensure that there is better traffic management, more spent on events and the positive message that the town is open for business.
As it is evident that the TCR are unlikely to make any effort at a compromise, it is sincerely hoped that some of the monies can be spent on limiting the damage this scheme is likely to cause.
The Town Council would also be grateful if a copy of this letter is given to the Lead Member for Transport and Environment prior to considering his decision on the 14th September 2015.
Ashley Serpis
Letter from TCR committee to town council on August 12
Dear Cllr Eastwood
Formal response to Uckfield Town Council's consultation response, arising from the UTC meeting on 10 July 2015, to the Highways Improvement Scheme (HIS) Stage 2.
As you will be aware, at the Uckfield Town Centre Regeneration Joint Committee meeting on 10 August it was agreed that the Joint Committee would provide a formal response to Uckfield Town Council following the Town Council's resolutions in relation to the Highways Improvement Scheme Stage 2 at its meeting of 10 July 2015.
The Joint Committee's formal response is as follows.
At the Uckfield Town Council meeting on 10 July 2015 to consider the second stage of the High Street improvement works, it was resolved for the Town Council to ask East Sussex County Council and the HIS Project Board to further review the plans with the aim of providing 30 parking spaces plus loading bays in the High Street.
The Joint Committee believes that there has already been significant movement on the level of on-street parking provision for this scheme. The initial proposal of 8 parking spaces has been increased to 23 spaces (three times the original number). Coupled with a shorter parking time limit on these spaces, and a commitment to robust enforcement, there will be a higher turnover of use of the spaces. It is believed that the net effect of this will meet current parking provision. It is not possible to incorporate any additional on-street parking spaces without undermining the main objective of the scheme, which is to tackle congestion in the High Street, both now and into the future. Further, the parking spaces that will have been removed will serve to make the operation of road junctions along the High Street safer, and enable incorporation of measures such as bus shelters, which will encourage the use of public transport.
The Town Council also resolved to ask the County Council to review the traffic management options for the construction phase.
The Joint Committee believes that phased works would not be affordable under the current budget for the project. It is also considered that phased works would prolong the period of time required to carry out the work, thus having a negative impact on movement in the town centre for a longer period. The Joint Committee's approach, in line with the wider consultation responses, is to recommend that further work should be carried out to explore the one way working traffic management option in either a northbound or southbound direction and to ensure that it takes place with the least disruption possible. This includes working closely with businesses to manage delivery schedules with minimum disruption during the works and the Joint Committee, in the spirit of seeking an agreed way forward, is happy to meet with representatives of the Town Council with the objective of achieving a constructive approach to delivering the most appropriate traffic management measures.
In addition, the Town Council resolved that should the changes to the scheme that have been requested not be made, the collected Section 106 contributions should be returned to the developers.
The developments in and around Uckfield that are funding the High Street improvement scheme were granted planning permission on the condition that mitigation for traffic created by the developments was provided in the town centre. Whilst the views of the Town Council on the scheme are appreciated, it would be unacceptable not to undertake a scheme of traffic arrangements that mitigate against adverse impacts. Without mitigation the congestion in the town centre could reach an unacceptable level.
The Joint Committee would appreciate some clarification from the Town Council on this final resolution. There have been various reports from reliable soures that the Town Council might want to be flexible on this part of its resolution. However, the current formal situation is that the resolution to return the funding is the Town Council's agreed and published position.
As also agreed at the Joint Committee meeting of 10 August, and as highlighted above, the Joint Committee are happy to meet with representatives of the Town Council to discuss the traffic management options for the stage 2 works.
The Joint Committee are aware that an earlier request for a meeting was for a combined meeting with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and, if the Town Council wish this still to be the case, the Joint Committee are happy to proceed on this basis. Accordingly, a copy of this letter goes to Fiona Monson at the Chamber of Commerce.
We would suggest a maximum of three representatives each from the Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce to ensure and enable a focused and constructive discussion, and would suggest a date of 25th August at East Sussex County Council, County Hall, Lewes.
Please let me know what time would suit you and who will be attending.
Nigel Hannam
Lead Director
On behalf of the UTCR Joint Committee
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ADALBERT'S DREAM by Romanian filmmaker Gabriel Achim
When I met Romanian director Gabriel Achim, we had just pruned together for hours in Iceland's famed Blue Lagoon thermal baths, so needless to say we were dehydrated, uber relaxed and giddy. I asked him why he was at RIFF and he explained, 'Well, I'm a Romanian director'. I told him I knew lots of great Romanian directors and then he, ever so humbly, assured me that he was the worst Romanian director that exists. I laughed and I think that was his desired reaction. He wears his modesty well, despite being introduced as a cross between Lynch and Kubrick; alas, he professed, 'I want to be referred to as a Gabriel Achim'. Well, time can only tell but for now he will have to live with the fame that will undoubtedly come after having made his film ADALBERT'S DREAM (Visul Lui Adalbert, 2011), a film that Gabriel attests... 'Well, if you like intellectual porn then you will like my film...' INTELLECTUAL PORN??? Pardon? LOL. Well, can't wait to see this one! It's doing the festival circuit now and audiences are loving it. See you in Thessaloniki at TIFF, Gabriel, and let's talk again then! :-)
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ADALBERT'S DREAM (Visul Lui Adalbert, 2011) by Gabriel Achim, Romania, 2011 (2010 TIFF Works in Progress and 2009 TIFF Crossroads participant)
From TIFF PRESS RELEASE"Set near the end of Ceausescu's regime, two weeks after Chernobyl and on the day after Romanian football's most legendary moment (Steaua Bucharest beating Barcelona in the 1986 Euro Cup), Adalbert's Dream was shot with old VHS technology to achieve the look of the era, a technique that works exceptionally well for this satirical film. Its protagonist, a factory worker and amateur filmmaker, lives in a world where everything good is credited to the Communist party, an irony that seeps into everything in life, big and small." TIFF PRESS RELEASE....
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Book reviews medium for publishing articles on all aspects of plant radiobiology. Articles from such diverse fields as Biochemistry, Physiology, Cytology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Morphology, Ecology and Food Technology will be represented. In the first issue there is a preponderance of papers dealing with cytogeneticinvestigations and it remains to be seen whether this trend will be maintained in later issues. Papers are included which deal with factors affecting radiosensitivity, growth responses of irradiated plants, effect of gamma radiation on chiasma frequency, and root absorption of fission products. A particularly interesting paper by Sparrow and his associates discusses the relation between DNA content per cell nucleus and radiosensitivity. Valuable contributions have been made to our knowledge of basic radiobiological mechanisms in all organisms from studies of the radiation responses of plants especially Vida faba, and it may be argued that the segregation of radiobiological articles simply on the basis of the experimental organisms used, must be a very artificial one. Nevertheless the increase in research effort in plant radiobiology has created a demand for a medium of publication such as Radiation Botany and the interesting contents of the first issue augur well for its future. The presentation and style are pleasing and of a high standard. D. R. DAVIES
H~n Genetics, A. C. STEVENSON(Ed.) British Medical BulletinVol. 17, No. 3, 1961. xv + 88 pp., 20s. EACH number of the British Medical Bulletin is a symposium, consisting of authoritative articles on different aspects of one fertile field of study. This impinges on medicine but may be of much wider biological interest, as is certainly true of the present issue. Recent technical advances have been followed by a remarkable increase in our understanding of the genetical nature and the true extent of human diversity. Most of the points of rapid growth are competently dealt with in this series of fifteen articles. Four of them give the latest news on the normal chromosome set in man and its abnormal variants, each associated with a particular syndrome of defects. Advances in human biochemical genetics are also well catered for, with a useful paper by H. Harris, for instance, on the many blood plasma protein variants elucidated with the aid of electrophoresis. Haemoglobin variants are not dealt with, however. Other topics include multifactorial inheritance of human traits and the Ire-
quency of congenital and hereditary disease; this last, by A.C. Stevenson, being relevant to the problems of genetic radiation hazards. There has been rather a spate of publications on human genetics recently and this one inevitably overlaps some of the others, though not seriously. It can be confidently recommended to anyone who wants to know the latest advances in a subject which should be of interest to all human beings. A.•G. SEARL~
The Chemical and Biological Action of R a d l a . ttons, Vol. V. M. HAtSSlNSKY (Ed.) Academic Press, New York and London; Masson et Cie, Paris (1961). xi + 278 pp. 63s. IN THIS volume, the fifth in the series edited by M. Haissinsky, the emphasis is again on the radiolysis of water and aqueous solutions. I n the first chapter A. O. Allen reviews the present thoughts on the radiolysis of water by 7-rays and electrons and suggests further lines of research which might profitably be undertaken in order to identify positively the various intermediate species formed. This review, as might be expected from a scientist who has worked in the field almost since its inception, is of a very high standard. It differentiates clearly those features of water radiolysis which are based on fact, as distinct from purely theoretical interpretations and, furthermore, it illuminates those dark corners of this field where further research must be carried out. Allen's review has the further advantage of being short and to the point. This chapter should be mandatory reading for any scientist interested in the field of radiation chemistry. The second chapter is by J. Pucheault on 'The Action of 0c-Rays on Aqueous Solutions'. I n this chapter Puchcault points out clearly those features where the radiolysis of aqueous solutions by 0~particles diffcrs from radiolysis by electrons or y-radiation. In discussing the differences in radical and molecular yields between ~-particles and 7-radiation, Pucheault postulates various distributious of radiolysis products. I n particular, he assumes that reactions of the type H~ + OH, H2Oz + OH and H2Oz + H may occur near the tracks of the ~-particles. This chapter is rather more detailed and contains a great deal of experimental data. The theoretical analysis of the distribution of primary species along the track of clcctrons or 7quanta, is discussed by A. Kupperman in his chapter 'Diffusion Kinetics in Radiation Chemistry'. This chapter describes attempts made by applying


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The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, A Glove of their Own & The Jim Eisenreich Making a Difference By Jay O'Conner
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The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, A Glove of their Own & The Jim Eisenreich Making a Difference By Jay O'Conner WCN Sports
It is amazing how one life could drastically change with hard work, a passion, and dedication. Three years ago, Bob Salomon was just a regular family man with a wife, two kids, and a full-time job for the state of New Jersey. These days you can also find him at the center of a unique movement with the commitment to making a difference. As the co-creator and driving force behind the children's book, "A Glove of Their Own," Bob has watched numerous organizations and foundations use his book as a platform to spread the message of giving and helping children.
"A Glove of Their Own" is a story about paying it forward and children who play baseball simply for the love of the game. You'll find no coaches, no concession stands, and sometimes just an old bat and ball. This is the way baseball was meant to be. It has the power to touch both the old and young, with the underlining theme of both kindness and "paying it forward".
Salomon now collaborates with some of the biggest names in sports, as he has gained the trust of the hundreds that support him. "A Glove of Their Own" has received recognition and attention on a national level, with numerous accolades and supporters that include both former and current players alike. The endless list features names such as Yogi Berra, Joe Torre, Tommy John, Phil Niekro, Bud Harrelson, Doug Glanville, Roy White, Bernie Williams, Eric Chavez, and Nelson Cruz, among many others. Even companies such as Louisville Slugger, Modell's, Rawlings, and Upper Deck have joined the cause.
Bob's latest addition to the list of superstars is former baseball great Jim Eisenreich.
Jim is a huge supporter of Bob Salomon and the movement he created surrounding "A Glove Of Their Own"
Jim Eisenreich and Bob will be at the Little League World Series Aug. 23rd through Aug.25th, signing copies of the award winning children's book "A Glove Of Their Own".
Proceeds from the signing will go to the Jim Eisenreich Foundation to help children wth Tourette Syndrom.
When Florida Marlin Jim Eisenreich hit a homerun in the 1997 World Series, few watching would remember that Tourette Syndrome had almost taken away his dream to play baseball. But it didn't.
Jim had a normal childhood and a loving family but at age 6 he began to exhibit some strange symptoms. He had tics and jerks, and couldn't quit blinking his eyes. His family accepted this behavior. But at school, where the social pressures can be enormous, he struggled.
The doctor in his hometown of St. Cloud, Minnesota didn't understand and the teachers assumed that he could stop the strange behavior anytime he wished. Other children teased Jim. Even a junior high school coach made fun of him when he heard Jim clearing his throat uncontrollably. The reaction of outsiders made Jim feel that he must be crazy. He spent a lot of time alone, the on ly safe place for a child who feels different
Despite Jim's feelings of being different, one thing that saved him was sports. The same
kids who had teased him were the first to pick him for the after school games. Jim was the
best player in the neighborhood and the other kids knew it. After a successful high school
and college baseball career, the Minnesota Twins drafted Jim. In his 1982 rookie season,
he hit .303 as the center fielder. It was a dream come true, but his troubles were not over.
Two months into the season, Jim began to feel embarrassed about his tics, which made
them even worse. They became so bad that he had to come off the field in the middle of
an inning. This happened three nights in a row at Boston's Fenway Park. When the team
returned to Minneapolis, the team doctor checked him into a hospital.
A diagnosis was difficult to determine. The doctors disagreed about his problem. Some
thought it was psychological, but Jim was sure his mental health was not the problem.
Finally after years of testing, Jim was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. The disorder
was brought under control with medication and Jim was available to play again. In 1986,
the Kansas City Royals picked up the waiver on Jim's contract for one-dollar.
Jim's move to Kansas City and his return to baseball changed his life. In 1989 Jim was named the Royals most valuable player while playing with other baseball greats including George Brett and Bo Jackson. It was also in Kansas City that he met his wife, Leann and found a supportive group of friends that helped him find a social acceptance off the field while he re-established his baseball career.
Jim went on to play in two World Series. The first was with the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies in 1993 and then with the 1997 World Series Champion Florida Marlins. These events brought Jim and Tourette Syndrome to a national level and planted the seeds of what he really wanted to do with his life.
In baseball stadiums all around the country, Jim speaks to children and their families about his story. He speaks from experiences that were painful and he speaks from his heart. He has forgiven those who made fun of him and in turn ask them for their help in getting the message out about Tourette Syndrome.
By establishing the Jim Eisenreich Foundation for Children with Tourette Syndrome, Jim has found a way to help others achieve their dreams.
Janice Ogurcak, director and curator of the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.Janice shared her excitement when she learned Eisenreich's visit. She is a huge supporter of "A Glove of Their Own" and eager to help the movement in anyway.
Ogurcak is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the museum, which has about 30,000 visitors each year. She and her staff are responsible for maintenance of the many Little League artifacts, rotation of exhibits, special events, the museum gift shop and educational programs.
The museum is part of the Little League International Complex and offers interactive exhibits, which use a hands on approach to teach about the history of Little League.
"During that ten day period, our attendance at the museum will jump from about 100 visitors per day to anywhere from 500 to 1000″ added Ogurcak. "We expect about 10,000 people to walk through the museum next week alone."
The most inspiring part of the museum is the Little League Hall of Excellence, where visitors enjoy the motivating stories of Little League graduates, who have gone on to distinguished careers as adults.
Members are selected not for what they did on the diamond, but for their contribution to society and include Ozzie Newsome, Dusty Baker, George W. Bush, Tom Selleck and even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, each of whom grace the walls of the Hall of Excellence.
"The museum really made an impression on Kevin Costner when he was inducted," explained Ogurcak.
"He was so moved by the museum that he wanted to play on the ball field. He ended up taking a group of Little Leaguers onto the field at 11:00 that night to play baseball."
The museum gift shop has recently adopted the book A Glove of Their Own as a way to teach sharing and baseball to their many guests.
"We have a lot of people come into the shop, who know the book and how popular it is around the country. I am impressed that they know of the book considering it has been out such a short time."
"We were hopeful that the Bob Salomon and his team of professional athletes continue to visit"
"The ideals and principles taught in our book are identical to those taught in Little League", said Salomon. "Teamwork, sharing and love of the game by our children, walks hand in hand in the book and in the spirit of Little League."
"It's a perfect match," he added. "I'm truly humbled and excited that the Little League Museum is supporting our book."
Please support the movement and meet Jim Eisenreich and Bob Salomon,Aug.23rd through Aug.25th….spread the word!
The museum is located on U.S. Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pa., next to the Little League International Administration Building
Bob Salomon-732-604-0468
About Jim..http://www.tourettes.org/aboutjim.html
Book info…www.agloveoftheirown.com
World Series info…http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm
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The Empire Strikes Back. Music Fans have suffered from Piracy enough. We draw the line with Michael Jackson's 400 Million Dollar Loss by Sony and the world. By Jay O'Conner
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The Empire Strikes Back. Music Fans have suffered from Piracy enough. We draw the line with Michael Jackson's 400 Million Dollar Loss by Sony and the world. By Jay O'Conner WCN CEO
Recently it was revealed that SONY suffered a loss of 250 Million pounds or close to 400 Million dollars of Michael Jackson's unreleased catalog of music with sessions with Freddie Mercury and WilIam of the Black Eyed Peas. Michael Jackson fans me being chief among them are outraged to what this means to the legacy of Michael Jackson and the financial affect this will have on the prices of music going forward.
Corporations in large part insure themselves against losses and while it may seem that its no big deal to the big Corporate Fat cats in the Music Business, this is just another major blow to the business model and another reason to hate what the internet has done to the Music business at large.
Start with me for a moment back to Indiana when a couple Joe and Katherine Jackson sat at the kitchen table and decided they wanted more for their lives and the lives of their children.
As a dad myself I am sure Joe was thinking I got to do something with all these kids now that they are here and while I wasn't there and neither were you. I feel the sense of urgency to find the talent and gifting that ran through his family as they traveled together on family trips and through the normal family events like Christmas, Holiday Barbeques and the like.
I can imagine them watching television for the first time and when the light bulb went on and Michael grabbing a Brush as a little boy and started singing into it for his aunts and uncles brothers and sisters and FAMILY.
When Hackers stole that library of Music they stole the innocence of that moment when a dad's dreams for his children turned into success and that success into a global dynasty.
Yes the Estate of Michael Jackson is rich and his children will be taken care of forever and so should your children if you find the right combination to become a global success.
The question is how will The Empire Strike Back and what can be done to stop the madness and driving up music prices, concert tickets alike.
SOPA Regulations was stopped dead in its tracks because of the Privacy Concerns it presented and of course asking the Government to regulate market activities is a sure way to muck it up.
Is there a market answer to a market problem? The answer is yes. And rather than sit by and watch the spiral downward of the Entertainment Business at large it's time for the Empire to Strike Back.
HOW? Transmedia Brandcasting that is how along with the implementation of (APDMF), the ANTI-PRIACY DIGITAL MEDIA FORMAT.
Want more information contact us at info@wcntv.tv We have a detailed plan for the U.S. Government, Music, Film, TV and Video Gaming Industries that will stop both Online and Physical Piracy by 95% within 5 years saving billions of dollars. SONY want that money back and more. It's time to pay attention to World Colours Network and this blogger.
Transmedia Brandcasting & APDMF is the final step of worldwide piracy.
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A GLOVE OF THEIR OWN CO CREATOR, COACH BOB SALOMON CONNECTS WITH FORMER MARINERS BASEBALL PRO JACK PERCONTE (FULL INTERVIEW)
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Interview with former baseball pro–Jack Perconte Jack's Interview with Bob Salomon
Bob Salomon is the co-creator and driving force behind a book called A Glove of Their Own. We have become friends because of our shared passion and goal of helping kids in the world of sports. We both have books that promote this passion and I have joined Bob's movement to give back, so that all kids around the world will have the necessary sports equipment to enjoy the game the way baseball was meant to be enjoyed. Bob has taken a heartfelt baseball book, A Glove of Their Own, and turned it into a movement to raise awareness, raise funds, and to motivate everyone involved with baseball to "play the game forward" by giving back in any possible way. After all, it's just a kid's game. I am proud to have lent my name to Bob's vision and you will see why in the following (discussion) interview.
Jack Perconte – Bob, I was immediately taken back to my days of playing baseball as a kid when I read your book. Give a summary of your book "A Glove of their Own."
Bob Salomon – It's a book that brings you back to the days of playing baseball with friends at that special place. The story is about underprivileged children playing for the pure passion of the game. A life changing experience happens to the kids, and a wonderful message of "paying it forward" will be with them forever. Have a tissue box nearby.
Jack – I mentioned how your book reminded me of my youth, but I also believe it is an important book for kids to read so that they realize how things were back in the day, and also, how conditions are in other parts of our country and in other countries around the world where equipment is not readily available. How did this book get started and what was the inspiration behind it all?
Bob – I am a little league coach who loves the game and always will help children in need, if I can. Two moms with the same passions of loving kids wrote and brought this story to me. I got the chills when I first read the words and asked them if they would follow my vision and work on this together as a team. We then contacted Franklin Mason Press Publishing and Lisa Willever joined us. All of us went to work. My dream and vision started, it was published, and the ball has been rolling ever since.
Jack – I am also a big supporter of you and your mission because you are not out to just make money but also to give back as I know you donate much of your proceeds to different organizations that provide baseball equipment to underprivileged kids. Your project is much more than a book but "A Movement," would you explain that and your passion for helping kids?
Coach Bob Saloman
Bob – I had this vision of not only getting this book published, but creating a "pay it forward movement" that will help kids throughout the world. When people give back they obviously feel good about helping others. The book is the vehicle that will drive us to deliver new and used sporting goods equipment or raise funds to children in need by using this story as a fund raiser. The movement has taken a lot of turns but it keeps growing and growing. The book has won the Ben Franklin Award and has been nominated for the book of the year for other book award organizations.
Jack – I often tell my students, when I am asked about the major leagues, that there are many ways to make it to the big leagues (of life) – Did you ever dream that you would be involved in something this big?
Bob – Yes and no. Once I read the story, I envisioned a big picture and knew it could get big and even global. But deep down you are never sure of how big. I have been amazed at how fast it has taken off. I am getting the support from legends like Yogi Berra and Joe Torre. I just smile and look to the man upstairs. It's just hard to believe the speed it has gone and all the friendships I have made with many great athletes. Grateful!
Jack – Wow, you may have dreamed that your movement would become big but that has to be awesome to work with Hall of Fame guys like Yogi Berra. What advice would you give people about finding their passion and following up on it?
Bob – Ever since we are kids everyone tells you to follow your dreams and don't' give up. But first it's important to not let your passion overtake your family. The priorities of family and children have to be your number one passion. Second, after family then it's hard work and don't quit. And always, always do the right thing – don't let greed take over and don't let negative people discourage you – we all run into a lot of negative people who won't talk to you because they have made it, but you can't let that discourage you from reaching out to people. The ingredients I mentioned of hard work and not getting discouraged are the key.
Jack – Who are some of the other great baseball guys who have helped you get the word out about "A Glove of their Own?" –
Tommy John
Bob – Guys that look out for children, family men who want to make kids feel good. Guys like Tommy John, Jim Eisenreich, Doug Glanville, Dick Drago, Phil Niekro, Bud Harrelson, Michael Cudyer, Nelson Cruz, and Joe Torre are special people who go over and above – They all believe in the movement to help.
· Jack – That is great that you are reaching out to the different generations of ball players because baseball has such a great tradition. It is especially cool that some of the stars of today are joining in because fans often think of the modern player as rich, uncaring people. It sounds like you are finding out that that is far from the truth.
I know that you are a father of young kids playing sports, what has been your biggest challenge of raising your kids in sports?
Bob – As far as baseball, the number one think I fight and don't accept are coaches whose only goal is winning and are only out for their own child. This type of coach will use other kids to help their own feel better about themselves. This upsets me the most – so many other kids get slighted to advance these coaches agendas and own kids. I'm sure we all know someone like this. Not Right!
Jack – As you know one of my passions (along with baseball, of course, is helping youth in sports by helping parents become more aware of their behavior. If you could change anything about youth sports today, what would that be?
Bob – Having mainly only dealt with little league baseball up to this point, I feel they need to figure out a better system than the player draft. The draft system is manipulated to stack a few teams and the same five kids get picked year after year by the same coaches, who they know very well. When this happens, five or six new kids to the team usually get slighted. The selected five are the ones that usually get the special treatment – The five kids are usually the complete pitching rotation. (So sad) Maybe cancel the draft and have players more randomly selected so more balance is the result. I have seen many coaches treat Little League like they are running a major league team. I am going to try and get little leagues attention to cancel the draft – figure out a fairer system – it's been the same system but it's never addressed. I feel coaches should coach kids because they love to help kids – That's it! No draft is needed.
· Jack – How have you been able to find the time to do all that you have for the book and work full time?
Bob – Time is my worst enemy and it's hard with a family and all but I am not complaining.
I get yelled at a lot by my wife, but as I mentioned I take care of family first then try to do a lot when children go to bed – go with little sleep and use spare moments wisely. I won't stop till A Glove of Their Own is well known throughout country.
Jack – Do you have other projects, book or otherwise in the works?
http://www.agloveoftheirown.com
Bob – My son is a big football guy and my daughter is a dancer so I promised them I will do a story about both. My next project is a football book about a father and son enjoying the game. The story will bring good people in sports together, and we will continue helping children in need and we hope to put smiles on children's faces. It will be a positive message and I am most thrilled and excited that my friend, former major leaguer, author, ESPN voice Doug Glanville, is going to join me in creating the book and what surrounds it. It will have a poetic touch and hope to warm your heart. My dance one will follow — man it's going to be tough – I look horrible in tights!
Jack – Just wanted to conclude by saying that Bob's book A Glove of Their Own can be bought at www.agloveoftheriown.com and the buyer can pick a charity where he or she would like $3.00 per book be donated to the various charities listed on the site. To me it makes a fantastic coffee table book that can be read in a short time, and reread, and you will love the illustrations (kids having fun) in the book. Every baseball family should have it on their coffee table.
Finally, we did some pretty good name dropping in the interview and the names need no introduction to any baseball fan, but here is a short bio of those mentioned.
Yogi Berra – Hall of Fame baseball great, 13 World Series Rings – Oh My God! Need I say anything more.
Tommy John – 288 career wins – Future hall of famer for sure. How do you win 288 games after major, major arm surgery – gee, what is the name of that surgery, anyway.
Joe Torre – A no doubt Hall of Famer as a great player and manager. Mister October of modern day mangers.
Phil Niekro – Another awesome Hall of Famer
Jim Eisenreich – Former major league player who now runs the Jim Eisenreich Foundation for Children with Tourette's Syndrome which was founded in 1996; its goal is to help children with TS to achieve personal success. Even better than the baseball hall of fame – a Hall of Fame person who helps others.
Doug Glanville – Former major leaguer, writer and author and first class gentleman. His book is The Game From Where I Stand, and is another must read baseball book. Buzz Bissinger called Doug's book "a book of uncommon grace and elegance…filled with insight and a certain kind of poetry." Whoever said that we ball players were just a bunch of "dumb jocks."
Dick Drago & Bud Harrelson are former major league players who had distinguished careers.
Michael Cuddyer & Nelson Cruz are current major league stars.
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MLK LEGENDS OF HIP HOP WEEKEND TICKET WINNERS CHOSEN FOR VOLUNTEERING TO ROCK THE VOTE FOR OBAMA BY WCNTV CHAIRMAN/CEO
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ON BEHALF OF WCNTV, TODAYS TRANSMEDIA WOMAN, SPORTS & WORLD WE WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE I THE 2012 MLK DAY OF SERVICE VOTERS REGISTRATION MLK DAY OF SERVICE DRIVE. REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS AS OF MIDNIGHT JAN 12TH WILL BE GIVEN TICKETS TO THE MLK LEGENDS OF HIP HOP CONCERT.
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On This Martin Luther King Weekend the release of RED TAILS THE MOVIE showing the Action Adventure and story of The Tuskegee Airmen comes to the Silver Screen.
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Inadvertently the box office success or failure of this movie will have long-lasting affects on whether movies about the African American Experience will continue to be relegated to small budgets.
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[Verse 1:] No I can't take it anymore I bang my head against the door I'm going out, I, I, love it, love it (Ooh, ooh, ooh) The doctor said I need to sleep But I go crazy counting sheep I'm going out, I, I, love it, love it (Ooh, ooh, ooh) [Pre-Chorus:] Let's get wild and make a memory. [Chorus:] Hey ya, I wanna go out I wanna go out, I wanna-na Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind Hey ya, I wanna check out Step off of my cloud Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind. [Verse 2:] Oh I'm a zombie, I'm a corpse Every day is so boring I'm going out, I, I, love it, love it (Ooh, ooh, ooh) I'm jumping out the window Smilin' down at the world below I, I, love it, love it (Ooh, ooh, ooh) [Pre-Chorus:] Let's get wild and make a memory. [Chorus:] Hey ya, I wanna go out I wanna go out, I wanna-na Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind Hey ya, I wanna check out Step off of my cloud Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind. [Bridge:] Indecisive, so fragile, so mad Idiotic, insane Out of my mind, out of my mind So enlightened, but frightened and scared So hypnotic and dazed Out of my mind, out of my mind (Ooh) [Pre-Chorus:] I wanna, I wanna feel, like something is changing Some things need changing. [Chorus:] Hey ya, I wanna go out I wanna go out, I wanna-na Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind Hey ya, I wanna check out Step off of my cloud Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind Hey ya, I wanna go out I wanna go out, I wanna Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind Hey ya, I wanna check out Step off of my cloud Hey ya, I wanna go out Out of my mind.


It may seem like there's an snooemoji for everything, but that's not the case.
While emojis for dogs, cats and sloths are a reality, one group of animals is still excluded from snooemoji representation: Pigs. Isn't it time all love was represented?


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Black Bear Diner, 1 mile or aprox. 3 min.
Dixie State University 6.3 miles or aprox. 9 min.
Quail Creek State Park, 9.1 miles or aprox. 13 min.
Sand Hollow State Park, 12.8 miles or aprox. 19 min.
St. George Regional Airport, 12.6 miles or aprox. 19 min.
Tuachan Center For the Arts, 15.4 miles or aprox. 24 min.
Snow Canyon State Park, 16.3 miles or 26 min.
Utah Shakespeare Festival, 47 miles or aprox. 43 min.
Zion National Park, 36.1 miles or aprox. 48 min.
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